Sen. Dean Florez, of the 20Million Minds Foundation, was on NPR this morning talking about open content textbooks. (Listen to the clip)

A bill on Governor Brown’s desk could save California college students thousands of dollars, by replacing many of the expensive textbooks they must buy with low-cost digital downloads. The plan would also create online “study halls” where students around the state could discuss the curriculum

These “online study halls” Sen. Florez mentioned, are of course, the OpenStudy community that already provides learners from over 2,000 schools in 180 countries the opportunity to work together towards their learning goals.

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